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US Envoy Summoned Over Biden's Remarks on Pakistan's Nukes

© AFP 2023 / SAUL LOEBUS President Joe Biden looks on during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC, September 16, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
US President Joe Biden looks on during a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval office of the White House in Washington, DC, September 16, 2022. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.10.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Pakistani Foreign Office summoned US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome for an official demarche regarding US President Joe Biden's remarks about Pakistan's nuclear weapons, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Saturday.
"As far as president Biden's statement is concerned — I have discussed it with the prime minister, and we have summoned the ambassador of the United States to Pakistan Mr. Donald Blome to the foreign office of Pakistan for an official demarche," Zardari said.
The minister added that Pakistan complies with all international standards regarding its nuclear capabilities.
"We meet all, each and every international standard, in accordance with the IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] as far as the safety and security of our nuclear assets," the diplomat said.
Ousted Pakistan's prime minister Imran Khan addresses an event on Regime Change Conspiracy and Pakistan’s Destabilisation in Islamabad on June 22, 2022. - Sputnik International, 1920, 15.10.2022
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Pakistan and the United States have recently marked the 75th anniversary of the bilateral relations, the minister said, adding that this issue was not raised at the reception.
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